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Garrett College

McHenry, Maryland·Public, 2-year·Mid East·garrettcollege.edu/index.php
6-yr Graduation
34%
Total enrollment
679
peer median 2,221
Avg net price
$9,228
+$1.6k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
34%
Full-time retention
50%

Pell equity

17.5pp gap
Pell recipients
25%20 of 79
Non-Pell (all)
43%34 of 80
Subsidized loan, no Pell
33%3 of 9
No Federal Aid
44%31 of 71

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 20 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 18 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
20
Passing
1
5.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
5.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
5.0%
+4.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

20programs
  • Passing1 · 5.0%
  • No Data18 · 90.0%
  • Failing1 · 5.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
18

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
-1.1%
$36,087 vs $36,491
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
Associate Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+1.8%
$37,139 vs $36,491

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
-1.1%
$404
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
Associate Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+1.8%
+$648

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
33%
$12,000 debt · $36,087 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1975Next review Jan 2028

Action history · 1

  1. Jun 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,387
$30–48k$7,231
$48–75k$10,686
$75–110k$12,624
$110k+$13,398

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$9,228
+$1,635vs Community College median $7,593
Federal loans
31.4%
In-state tuition
$4,144
Out-of-state
$12,040

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 254 students received $1.3M in Pell grants, alongside $793K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
254
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.3M
$1,341,915 total
Direct Loans
$793K
217 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$290K
97 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$330K
102 loan awards
Parent PLUS$173K
18 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 200 borrowers who entered repayment, 21 (10.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
10.5%
+8.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
200
Defaulted
21
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.2%
2017
18.2%
2018
17.8%
2019
10.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Garrett College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs19
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

114 total completions
01Liberal Arts
4337.7%
02Business
1916.7%
03Parks/Recreation
119.6%
04Computer Sciences
97.9%
05Education
97.9%
06Natural Resources
87.0%
07Health Professions
87.0%
08Engineering
54.4%
09Multi/Interdisciplinary
21.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
679
12-mo unduplicated
926
Undergraduate
926
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
47%439
Women
53%487

Race / ethnicity composition

White
75.4%
Black
10.7%
Non-resident
5.3%
Hispanic
5.1%
Two or more
2.7%
Unknown
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
119
75 M · 44 W
Women athletes
37.0%
Athletic aid
$205K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$104K
$101K
Recruiting expense
$6K
$3K
Head-coach salaries
$30K
$37K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Baseball
41 M ·
$219K
Basketball
16 M · 12 W
$272K
Soccer
· 22 W
$138K
Wrestling
18 M ·
$141K
Volleyball
· 12 W
$132K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.43
1 offenses · 701 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago1.731 yr ago1.43Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons02
Drugs05
Liquor01

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
20

Garrett College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Garrett College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectGarrett College
34%679$9,228Community College
1,048$5,833Community College
1,865$6,696Community College
2,576$10,389Community College
5,704$6,794Community College
4,052$8,392Community College
Peer group median34%2,221$7,593

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Frequently asked questions about Garrett College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Garrett College.

What is the graduation rate at Garrett College?

Garrett College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 34% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Garrett College?

Garrett College reports a total enrollment of 679 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Garrett College?

The average net price at Garrett College is $9,228 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Garrett College located?

Garrett College is located in McHenry, Maryland 21541.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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